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The pair laughed.
“Drew is one of the best in his field,” Merlin explained. “He could get around in serious drag, and he’d still be knocking back clients. This is Drew at his straightest. When he’s going through his Drusilla period, she’s very Priscilla of the Desert.” He widened his hands around his head. “You know, big hair, Louboutins, sequins, breaking out into Shirley Bassey.”
We all laughed at that ridiculous image of Drew camping it up among the stuffy corporate scene.
“And you deal with hedge funds?” Chase asked Merlin.
“It’s cutthroat. But I like the testosterone, alpha vibe. It’s kind of sexy.” He popped his arm around Drew’s waist, and they shared a moment.
“Oh well, we best be off. The goddess awaits.” Drew smiled. “Nice meeting you both.” He leaned in and whispered to me, “He’s crazy about you.”
I smiled and pecked him on the cheek.
After they floated off, Chase said, “And here I was thinking that every hedge fund manager was a humorless bore in an Italian designer suit.”
“It doesn’t pay to stereotype,” I said.
“No. You’re right, as always.”
We locked gazes, and my determined resolve to lock Chase out of my life started to slip like a drunken diva on a greasy stage.
